Canadian government warns BBM PIN-to-PIN messaging is ‘most vulnerable method of communicating on a BlackBerry’

BlackBerry Messenger Security
Canadian government agency Public Safety Canada, which is tasked with overseeing cyber-security across all federal departments, has issued a memo warning government workers that communicating using BlackBerry Messenger PIN-to-PIN messaging is “the most vulnerable method of communicating on a BlackBerry.” Canada’s Postmedia News obtained the memo this week, which repeatedly advises workers to avoid sending PIN-to-PIN messages on their BlackBerry (BBRY) phones.

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